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The human brain is the center of the human nervous system and is a highly complex organ. Enclosed in the cranium, it has the same general structure as the brains of other mammals, but is over three times as large as the brain of a typical mammal with an equivalent body size.

Specialist clinics are the most cost-effective route for treatment of chronic wounds

A study published in PLOS ONE by academics in Australia and the UK, shows that specialist wound management clinics are the most cost-effective route for the care of chronic wounds with better results for patients.

8 Mar 2019

New gene regions associated with sleep duration identified

A study led by investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital and the University of Exeter Medical School has identified 76 new gene regions associated with sleep duration.

8 Mar 2019

Creating increasingly complex brain organoids

Scientists improved the initial steps of a standard protocol and produced organoids displaying regionalized brain structures, including retinal pigmented cells. The announcement was published today in BMC Developmental Biology by the D'Or Institute for Research and Education's team.

8 Mar 2019

New machine learning-based approach to predict recovery time of sports-related concussions

The prevalence of concussions in sports is well known. So, too, is the challenge clinicians and others face when they have to decide when an athlete can return to the game after a head injury.

8 Mar 2019

Moderate alcohol consumption raises risk of high blood pressure, shows study

A study of more than 17,000 U.S. adults shows that moderate alcohol consumption--seven to 13 drinks per week--substantially raises one's risk of high blood pressure, or hypertension, according to research being presented at the American College of Cardiology's 68th Annual Scientific Session.

8 Mar 2019

Scientists shed light on key mechanism linked to development of healthy cells

Scientists have shed light on how healthy cells develop by identifying the role of key molecules involved.

8 Mar 2019

Study suggests two deep brain stimulation sites that are effective for treating OCD

Deep brain stimulation reduces symptoms of severe obsessive-compulsive disorder during stimulation of either the ventral capsule or anteromedial subthalamic nucleus, according to a study in Biological Psychiatry.

8 Mar 2019

Mother's treatment for infection during pregnancy increases child's risk for autism and depression

Risks for autism and depression are higher if one's mother was in hospital with an infection during pregnancy. This is shown by a major Swedish observational study of nearly 1.8 million children.

8 Mar 2019

Researchers find potential new target for chronic pain treatment

A research group at Hiroshima University observed a potential new target for chronic pain treatment. Further research using this receptor could lead to new, more effective drugs to use in pain-relieving treatment for chronic pain.

7 Mar 2019

Good dietary practices in early adulthood can help preserve brain health in midlife

Eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, moderate in nuts, fish and alcohol and low in meat and full-fat dairy is associated with better cognitive performance in middle age, according to a study published in the March 6, 2019, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Cognitive abilities include thinking and memory skills.

7 Mar 2019

New imaging technology could help find tiny tumors

Many types of cancer could be more easily treated if they were detected at an earlier stage. MIT researchers have now developed an imaging system, named "DOLPHIN," which could enable them to find tiny tumors, as small as a couple of hundred cells, deep within the body.

7 Mar 2019

Women should not be alarmed by study linking HRT to Alzheimer’s disease

Doctors are encouraging women not to be alarmed by a study linking the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) with a slightly increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease.

7 Mar 2019

Diet reverses Alzheimer’s-like symptoms in mice

A diet containing compounds found in green tea and carrots reversed Alzheimer's-like symptoms in mice genetically programmed to develop the disease, USC researchers say.

7 Mar 2019

Scientists identify genetic mechanism that may play role in some obesity cases

Obesity is a major public-health problem in the United States and around the world, with an estimated 650 million people suffering from the condition.

7 Mar 2019

Hidden FDA reports detail harm caused by scores of medical devices

Dr. Douglas Kwazneski was helping a Pittsburgh surgeon remove an appendix when something jarring happened. The surgical stapler meant to cut and seal the tissue around the appendix locked up.

7 Mar 2019

Quanterix corporation releases operating results for fourth quarter and full year 2018

Quanterix announced financial results for the three months and twelve months ended Dec. 31, 2018.

From Quanterix 7 Mar 2019

Inflammation in the brain increases side-effects of hypnotic drugs

In a study recently published in the European Journal of Pharmacology researchers at Okayama University show how the presence of inflammation in the brain can increase its sensitivity to benzodiazepines.

7 Mar 2019

Fecal transplantation improves the gut of IBS patients

Transplantation of feces from a healthy person to a patient suffering of irritable bowel syndrome improved both symptoms of IBS and the gut's bacteria profile.

7 Mar 2019

Engineered breast milk could someday be used to treat sick babies

Treating sick babies with engineered breast milk could someday be a reality, according to an article in Chemical & Engineering News, the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society.

7 Mar 2019

Specific brain activity patterns in people with autism may be used as therapeutic biomarkers

Researchers from Jülich, Switzerland, France, the Netherlands, and the UK have discovered specific activity patterns in the brains of people with autism.

7 Mar 2019